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Bislish

Bislish proper noun: an informal bilingual variety of the Cebuano language that incorporates English lexis.

Proper noun

Bislish (uncountable)

  1. (Philippines) an informal bilingual variety of the Cebuano language that incorporates English lexis
  2. (Philippines, broadly) an informal bilingual variety of any Visayan language, such as Hiligaynon, etc, that incorporates English lexis

Noun

Bislish (uncountable)

  1. (Philippines) A particular instance of Bislish

Origin of Bislish

Blend of Cebuano Bisaya + English.

Questions about Bislish

What does Bislish mean?
Bislish means an informal bilingual variety of the Cebuano language that incorporates English lexis.
What part of speech is Bislish?
Bislish can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Bislish in the dictionary

  1. Bisleys
  2. Bislig
  3. bisligand
  4. bisligands
  5. bislings
  6. Bislish
  7. bislongiquinolide
  8. bism
  9. bismanol
  10. bismar
  11. bismarck

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